Time left to apply: End Date: November 11, 2024 (26 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: JR-019239
If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Develop web applications and web services using Java, SOAP, REST, XML, HTTP, and other web technologies.
- Manage multiple tasks and responsibilities in high-pressure environments, excelling at pinpointing and resolving problems in early project stages to avoid cost/time expenses.
- Deliver high-quality projects on time through the ability to design architecture, write high-quality code, and execute effective unit tests.
- Optimize performance tuning for high utilization 24x7 access.
- Integrate third-party products with existing infrastructure.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work equally well in self-managed and team-based Agile projects.
- Work with internal customers to gather business processes and project requirements.
- Research, design, and develop computer software systems in conjunction with hardware product development, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
- Analyze software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
- Consult with hardware engineers and other engineering staff to evaluate the interface between hardware and software and the operational and performance requirements of the overall system.
- Formulate and design software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
- Develop and direct software system testing procedures, programming, and documentation.
- Ensure work area is clean, secure, and well maintained.
- Perform miscellaneous projects as assigned.
- Update technical skills as required.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:
- Experience with Web Services development: REST/SOAP/SOA/XML/HTML
- Good understanding of issue troubleshooting and performance tuning
- Commitment to quality through the ability to translate complex technical requirements into functional software using best practices to write high-quality code.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work equally well in self-managed and team-based Agile projects and provide technical guidance and leadership to other team members.
Job Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- 6 years of prior relevant experience.
- Subject matter expert in the area of responsibility or has extensive knowledge of several technical areas.
- Typically requires a technical university degree or equivalent experience.
- Advanced degrees (Master’s or PhD) may be required for specific disciplines and reduce the experience requirement by 2-4 years.
Department Specific Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 6 years experience and a proven track record in developing web-based applications and web services using Java, SOAP, REST, XML, ServiceNow, and other web technologies, including experience interfacing with databases and integrating third-party products with existing infrastructure.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Java 21, Golang, NoSQL, SQL, Terraform, AWS (ECS, EKS, Code Deploy, EC2, Lambda), CI/CD pipelines, Jira, Application Integration with legacy systems.
The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Pay Range: $116,000.00 - $174,100.00
WGU will accept applications for this position until 12:00 AM ET, 11/11/2024.
How to apply: apply online
Full-time Regular Positions (FT classification, standard working hours = 40)
This is a full-time, regular position that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
The University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
About Us
In 1997, a coalition of 19 U.S. governors founded Western Governors University with a singular vision: to make higher education more accessible by offering full degree programs online. Starting small, we quickly expanded. Today, we’re one of the largest accredited online universities in the U.S.
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